Re: determinate

You're in for a treat and a surprise. Tomato is one fruit where "home grown" can really make a difference. You pick them vine ripe and bypass hundreds of middlemen when you eat them. You will likely discover that you'll eat many of them, if not most, before they even get inside the house. 


On May 26, 2007, at 4:37 PM, Kitty wrote:
Thanks Auralie & Jim. Before asking I did refresh myself on the difference between det and indet, but was not aware that vines are usually indet and that cherries are usually indet or that cherries are usually vines, or, for that matter that Swt Baby Girl was a vine rather than a bush - although I think Ceres did mention it might get 8 ft tall, leading me to think vine.
I haven't grown any food in my life other than tomatoes and only tried that twice and that was years ago, so it's all new to me. 3 to 4 weeks! Wow, that seems quick! I'll let you know how they do. Thanks. 

Kitty
neIN, Zone 5
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Subject: Re: [CHAT] determinate



Kitty, the Totally Tomatoes catalog says 'Sweet Baby Girl' is
Indeterminate, which is what I would expect.  I don't know of
any determinate cherry tomatoes - what would be the point?
Totally Tomatoes lists it as 65 days to maturity, which is a
bit slower than some.  I would guess you should have edible
fruit in about three weeks from flowers, but a lot will depend
on weather. If nights are not warm enough, the flowers will
not set fruit. Night temperatures are critical for tomato
production - but I'm sure you know all that.
Auralie

In a message dated 05/26/2007 1:26:08 PM Eastern Standard Time,
kmrsy@comcast.net writes:
Ok, my sweet baby girl tomatoes are in the ground, growing, and now showing 
some flowers.  I thought I would check around to see how long I'll be
waiting for the first bite and over how long a period I can expect them to produce if I don't get the dastardly diseases you all were writing about. Unfortunately, some sites say this variety is determinate while others swear it is indetrminate. How does one know, other than the simple wait and see 
method?
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Southwest Florida
27.1 N, 82.4 W
Hardiness Zone 10
Heat Zone 10
Sunset Zone 25
Minimum 30 F [-1 C]
Maximum 100 F [38 C]

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